hvaðan

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Faroese

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Etymology

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Adverb

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hvaðan

  1. from where, whence
    Synonym: hvaðani
    Hvaðan ert tú komin?
    Where did you come from?

Further reading

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"hvaðan" at Sprotin.fo

Icelandic

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Pronoun

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hvaðan

  1. from where, whence
    Hvaðan ert þú? (formal)
    Where are you from?
    Hvaðan ertu? (informal)
    Where are you from?

Old Norse

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Etymology

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From hvar (where), hvat (what) + -an (ablative adverb). Compare þaðan, héðan.

Adverb

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hvaðan (not comparable)

  1. whence, wherefrom, from where
    Hvaðan kømr þú?
    Whence do you come?
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